ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS OF THE BIOTOPE AQUARIUM DESIGN CONTEST 2020

Besides main rating in our contest there are additional nominations. For winning in them we also give prizes. In some categories, the winners will be determined by the participants themselves, and in others the jury members and the organizers chose the winners.

The money for making and sending diplomas for nominations winners were kindly provided by the company
NILPA, is a Russian brand that produces hydrochemicals for maintaining the aquarium’s ecology.

TEAM TROPHY

Contestants will choose a winner from all entries. Each participant will choose one candidate. The overall impression of a biotope aquarium was taken into account.

  1. Rio Olho d’água, the tributary of Rio da Prata river, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 216 L – 6 points
  2. Sunrise at Stone Crossing, dry season, Wenlock River, Australia, 220 L – 5 points
  3. Fuwen river, a tributary of the Emei River, Chuanzhu village, Chengdu, China, 175 L – 4 points
  4. Flooded areas of the forest, the tributary of Rio Negro river, near Barcelos, Brazil, 324 L – 3 points
  5. Putumayo river basin in the Colombia-Perú area, 160 L – 3 points
  6. Shallow coastal section of the bazaiha river, MD. Bazaiha. Krasnoyarsk. Russia, 750 L – 3 points
  7. The bank of the Solinka river, near Cisna town. Bieszczady mountains. Poland, 225 L – 3 points 
  8. Intermediate Rocky Habitat, Lake Tanganyika, Zambia, 216 L – 2 points
  9. Unnamed creek bank in Sebangau tropical peat swamp forest, Indonesia 197 L – 2 points
  10. Unnamed slugish stream in Bulungan forest , Indonesia, 100 L – 2 points

Prizes: TEAM TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

PHOTO TROPHY

The participants of the contest will choose winner from 10 candidates proposed by the organizers. The quality of the main photo, the atmosphere of the nature biotope, fishes in the pictures, the good location of the fish were taken into account.

Prizes: PHOTO TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

  1. The bank of the Solinka river, near Cisna town. Bieszczady mountains. Poland, 225 L – 12 points
  2. Rio Olho d’água, the tributary of Rio da Prata river, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 216 L – 9 points
  3. Fuwen river, a tributary of the Emei River, Chuanzhu village, Chengdu, China, 175 L – 9 points
  4. A ditch, tributary of Red river, Thai Binh, Vietnam, 216 L – 5 points
  5. La Azotea, small tributary of Rio Paraná, in Pre-Delta National Park, Argentina, 185 L – 3 points
  6. Nanshan Creek Bank, 203 L – 3 points
  7. Putumayo river basin in the Colombia-Perú area, 160 L – 3 points
  8. Riverside area of the Rio Negro near Manaus, Brasil, South America, 700 L – 3 points
  9. Sandy rift in the middle reaches of the Kalchik river. Ukraine, 250 L – 3 points
  10. Shallow Vegetated Shoreline, Lake Tanganyika, Kipili, Tanzania, 536 L – 2 points

SHOT TROPHY

The participants of the contest chose winner from 10 candidates proposed by the organizers. The quality of the additional photo, the atmosphere of the nature biotope, fishes in the pictures, the good location of the fish were taken into account.

Prizes: SHOT TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

  1. Rio Atabapo Flooded Forest, 1228 L – 13 points
  2. Flooded Banks of Rio Nanay, Peru During Rainy Season, 400 L – 8 points
  3. Unnamed slugish stream in Bulungan forest , Indonesia, 100 L – 8 points
  4. The Nyang Qu River of Yarlung Zangbo River, Tibet, China, 864 L – 7 points
  5. Flooded areas of the forest, the tributary of Rio Negro river, near Barcelos, Brazil, 324 L – 5 points
  6. Tidal pool near the inlet of Yantai, Shandong, 128 L – 5 points
  7. Forest Creek near Barcelus, Rio Negro Tributaries in Brazil, 324 L – 2 points
  8. Intermediate Rocky Habitat, Lake Tanganyika, Zambia, 216 L – 2 points
  9. Flooded Forest floor, Kapuas River drainage. West Kalimantan, Borneo, 50 L – 1 point
  10. Shallow Rocky Habitat, Kigoma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, 216 L – 1 point

VIDEO TROPHY

The participants of the contest chose winner from 10 candidates proposed by the organizers. The quality of video, good cut, useful titles, good voice, atmosphere of a nature biotope, full view and close-ups, the plot were taken into account.

Prizes: VIDEO TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

  1. Unnamed creek bank in Sebangau tropical peat swamp forest Indonesia, 197 L – 9 points
  2. Rio Olho d’água, the tributary of Rio da Prata river, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 216 L – 8 points
  3. Rio Atabapo Flooded Forest, 1228 L – 7 points
  4. Cuitzeo lake rock zone riverside, Ejido las Trojes, Mexico, 283 L – 6 points
  5. Eubenangee Swamp National Park North Queensland Australia, 500 L – 5 points
  6. Putumayo river basin in the Colombia-Perú area, 160 L – 5 points
  7. Shallow coastal section of the Bazaiha river, MD. Bazaiha. Krasnoyarsk. Russia, 750 L – 5 points
  8. Shallow Vegetated Shoreline, Lake Tanganyika, Kipili, Tanzania, 536 L – 3 points
  9. Small Pond System, Downstream of Brantas River Delta, East Java, Indonesia, 194 L – 3 points
  10. Protected Natural Area “Lagunas de Zempoala National Park”. Huitzilac, Morelos. México, 160 L – 1 point

WILD TROPHY

The participants of the contest chose winner from 10 candidates proposed by the organizers. Aquaria with the most rare aquatic organisms were taken into account.

Prizes: WILD TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

  1. Fuwen river, a tributary of the Emei River, Chuanzhu village, Chengdu, China, 175 L – 12 points
  2. Coastal dune forest pool, Mvoti River catchment, east coast South Africa, 220 L – 9 points
  3. Underground River Cave in Chongzuo, Guangxi, China, 60 L – 7 points
  4. Wang-Sook Stream. Calm water flow After summer monsoon. Korea, 1000 L – 5 points
  5. Tidal pool near the inlet of Yantai, Shandong, 128 L – 4 points
  6. Small rivers in the mountains, south, South Korea, 150 L – 4 points
  7. Shaded headwater stream, Rathburn Run in Ohio, USA, 80 L – 3 points
  8. Small Creek on the North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest , Malaysia, 65 L – 3 points
  9. Tan Shan River, tributary of Ng Tung River, New Territories, Hong Kong, 160 L – 3 points
  10. The Nyang Qu River of Yarlung Zangbo River, Tibet, China, 864 L – 2 points

ECO TROPHY

The organizers of the contest chose winner. The story about the threat to the biotope was taken into account.

Prize: ECO TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

  1. Protected Natural Area “Lagunas de Zempoala National Park”, habitat of Ambystoma altamirani. Huitzilac, Morelos. México, 160 L

COOL TROPHY

The winner in this category will be determined automatically among all cold-water aquaria with the highest score.

Prize: COOL TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

  1. The bank of the Solinka river, near Cisna town. Bieszczady mountains. Poland, 225 L

NORTH AMERICA TROPHY

The winner in this category will be determined automatically among all North American biotope aquaria with the highest score.

Prize: NA TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

  1. Cuitzeo lake rock zone riverside, Ejido las Trojes, Mexico, 283 L

SOUTH AMERICA TROPHY

The winner in this category will be determined automatically among all South American biotope aquaria with the highest score.

Prize: SA TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

  1. Rio Olho d’água, the tributary of Rio da Prata river, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 216 L

AFRICA TROPHY

The winner in this category will be determined automatically among all African biotope aquaria with the highest score.

Prize: AFRICA TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

  1. Intermediate Rocky Habitat, Lake Tanganyika, Zambia, 216 L

EUROPE TROPHY

The winner in this category will be determined automatically among all Europe biotope aquaria with the highest score.

Prize: EUROPE TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

  1. The bank of the Solinka river, near Cisna town. Bieszczady mountains. Poland, 225 L

ASIA TROPHY

The winner in this category will be determined automatically among all Asian biotope aquaria with the highest score.

Prize: ASIA TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

  1. Fuwen river, a tributary of the Emei River, Chuanzhu village, Chengdu, China, 175 L

AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA TROPHY

The winner in this category will be determined automatically among all Australian biotope aquaria with the highest score.

Prize: AO TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

  1. Sunrise at Stone Crossing, dry season, Wenlock River, Australia, 220 L

INFO TROPHY

The winner will be determined by the organizers among the entries with the best descriptions of recreated nature biotopes and provided links to information sources.

Prizes: INFO TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

  1. Flooded Savanna, Capanaparo river, state of Apure, Venezuela, 180 L

BIOTOPE TROPHY

The members of the jury chose winner among the entries with the best points for correspondence to the recreated nature biotope.

Prizes: BIOTOPE TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

  1. Sunrise at Stone Crossing, dry season, Wenlock River, Australia, 220 L

DESIGN TROPHY

The members of the jury chose winner among the entries with the best points for the design.

Prizes: DESIGN TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

  1. The bank of the Solinka river, near Cisna town. Bieszczady mountains. Poland, 225 L

LIFE TROPHY

The members of the jury will chose winner among the entries with the best points for the viability of the system.

Prizes: LIFE TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

  1. Forest Creek near Barcelus, Rio Negro Tributaries in Brazil, 324 L

COVER TROPHY

The organizers chose winner among the best photos that are suitable for the cover of the magazine.

Prizes: COVER TROPHY certificate, 50 Best Biotope Aquaria 2019 or 2020 magazine.

  1. Rio Olho d’água, the tributary of Rio da Prata river, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 216 L

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